Mr. Popper's Penguins

Mr. Popper's Penguins

Mr. Popper's Penguins, by Richard and Florence Atwater, has 139 pages of silliness with Mr. Popper, Mrs. Popper, their children, and their 12 famous penguins. The story first starts out with Mr. Popper wanting to go to the Poles. He writes a letter to Admiral Drake, an explorer in the South Pole. When Admiral Drake gets his letter he sends him a present, a PENGUIN! He names him Captain Cook, and the whole family has all kinds of fun with him. But, When Captain Cook gets sick no one can find out what is wrong wit him. Luckily Mr. Popper thinks to takes him to an aquarium. When he returns he has another penguin! He names her Greta, who lays 10 eggs, one every three days. The average Arctic Penguin only lays 2 eggs per season. Mr. Popper trains the penguin family and the Poppers become famous! I would recommend this book, but it was not one of my favorites.